Sony Music / Legacy Recordings has released the original Broadway cast album of Girl from the North Country on multiple platforms, featuring 22 tracks from the show by Conor McPherson (book) and Bob Dylan (score). Set during 1934 in a time-weathered guesthouse in America’s heartland, the show concerns a group of wayward souls as they pass in and out of each other’s lives. The Broadway production began previews February 7, 2020, and opened March 5. One week later, the show shuttered due to New York’s pandemic restrictions, and it will finally reopen October 13, 2021.
The cast includes Todd Almond, Jeannette Bayardelle, Caitlin Houlahan, Robert Joy, Marc Kudisch, Luba Mason, Matt McGrath, Tom Nelis, Colton, Ryan, Jay O. Sanders, Austin Scott, Kimber Elayn Sprawl, and Mare Winningham, accompanied by the origianl Broadway band The Marouthas, which includes music director Marco Paguia (piano, harmonium), Andy Stack (guitars), Martha McDonnell (violin, mandolin), and Mary Ann McSweeney (bass), as well as Dean Sharenow (drums, percussion) and Erik Della Penna (harmonica).
The West End cast album was recorded at London’s Abbey Road in August 2017 and released that September. The Music Which Inspired Girl from the North Country, a collection from Dylan’s original studio albums, was released in January 2018. The Broadway cast album was recorded at New York’s Reservoir Studios and Steel Cut Audio, guided by producers Dean Sharenow, Simon Hale, and Conor McPherson. Below is a clip from those Broadway recording sessions.